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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Popcorn ingredient linked to Alzheimer's

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Diacetyl, a flavoring used to produce the buttery flavor and aroma of microwave popcorn and other food, may be linked to Alzheimer's, U.S. researchers say. Robert Vince, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, and colleagues Swati More and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Census refines questions on race

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The number of people responding to questions about race and Hispanic origin increases when they are combined, the U.S. Census Bureau said Wednesday. The bureau conducted an experiment during the 2010 Census in which some questionnaires used what has been the standard of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Composer Marvin Hamlisch dead at 68

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Composer Marvin Hamlisch has died in Los Angeles after a brief illness, a spokesman for his family said Tuesday. He was 68. The New York Times confirmed Hamlisch's Monday death but said the cause of death wasn't immediately disclosed. Hamlisch's Web site said he wrote... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 6, 2012

NASA Curiosity rover lands, explores Mars

PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The Curiosity rover, the biggest and most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet, landed safely on Mars early Monday, the U.S. space agency NASA said. The nuclear-powered, car-size automated motor vehicle -- part of NASA's unmanned Mars Science Laboratory... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Stolen artifacts returned to Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Hundreds of ancient artifacts stolen during Afghanistan's civil war in the 1990s have been returned to the Kabul Museum, officials said Sunday. At least 843 artifacts that were stolen or lost during the civil war were welcomed back to the museum with an official... Sign in to see full entry.

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